December 8, 2025 |
For pre-fall 2026, Louis Vuitton menswear creative director Pharrell Williams presents a vivid portrait of New York City, imagined through the living microcosm of Central Park.
The lookbook unfolds like a stroll through the park on a sunlit day, capturing the energy, diversity and creativity of the communities that animate its lawns, paths and playgrounds. From skaters and tennis players to families and flâneurs, the characters of the park inspire an uplifting autumnal collection expressed through silhouette, palette and material.
The park’s atmosphere inspires a youthful reinterpretation of the Louis Vuitton dandy: preppy, boyish and effortlessly relaxed. Meanwhile heritage tailoring softens into louche, lived-in silhouettes, gently disrupted by injections of sportswear and loungewear. Traditional gentleman’s fabrics find new meaning in next-generation workwear, while paint-splattered denim hints at the artistic pulse of the Big Apple’s youth. This energy comes through in azure damier pieces and accessories dotted with bright blue polka motifs so that prep, play and dandyism move together in harmony.
The ‘Customised Classics’ section, made up of menswear staples, redefined these with a sharp yet unexpectedly light silhouette. Tailoring is refreshed through technical innovation: think deep-blue denim that becomes refined in a coach jacket and monogram-lined trousers, reshaping workwear with a polished edge. A tonal Prince of Wales monogram check appears as a hooded blouson with matching trousers, offering a modern, elevated vision of the suit.
Throughout the mood of the collection drifts into the warm ease of the ‘Summertime Suave’ line, which includes linen tailoring, striped silk jacquards, fragmented monogram patterns and artist-spirited outerwear to create a breezy, sunlit wardrobe that echoes the rhythm of the season.
Underlining the clothes, accessories embrace the collection’s playful sensibility. Monogram Surplus bags appear in soft beige and khaki, alongside perforated grid treatments, washed-denim damoflage, raffia totes adorned with charming details and even carved wooden trunks. Leisurely nods to park life, tennis and ping-pong pieces add a sense of spontaneity, while the Doudou Louis plushy returns as the mascot of the season.
The collection arrives in two drops with the first hitting stores on April 23 and the second on May 21 next year. Keep your eyes peeled for the release, where craft, play and effortless elegance meet.
Photography by Louise & Maria Thornfeldt.
